Are You Closing Or Widening The Word Gap? The Answer Might Surprise You!

This guest post is by Dr. Kristie Pretti-Frontczak and Dr. Teresa Brown. It’s part of our Language & Literacy Development blog series. Read More

Intervention to Equalize Early Experience

This final chapter of Meaningful Differences in the Everyday Experience of Young American Children explores the authors' conclusions from their groundbreaking word gap study and proposes strategies for leveling the playing field. Read More

A Tribute: Remembering the Work and Accomplishments of Dr. Betty Hart

Dr. Hart's work has had a significant impact on the early childhood field. It has provided researchers, early interventionists, and educators with knowledge about how important early experience is for children’s language development and later literacy. Read more in this tribute to the Brookes author. Read More

How you can bridge the word gap

Talking with your children is important! Trends in amount of talk, vocabulary growth, and style of interaction are established at a young age. Try these fun activities from the ASQ-3 Learning Activities with the children in your program or share them with parents. Read More